The use of fabrics as formwork for concrete structures and elements

Structural Membranes 2011 - 5th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 421-431

  Pedreschi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casting; Concrete; Fabric formed; Form; Structures; Surface

Indexed keywords

FABRIC-FORMED; FORM; FORMWORK;

CASTING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACES; TEXTILES;

INFLATABLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 84860248618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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